Nikita Parikh, born in Ahmedabad, did her graduation and post graduation in painting from Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University of Baroda.

At the onset of her career one should see that Nikita was very much influenced by the British painter Kenkiff for his fantastic imagery, his brilliant colours and his wonderful sense of space, but since then she has found an idiom that is very much of her own. Coming from a religious family and...
Read MoreNikita Parikh, born in Ahmedabad, did her graduation and post graduation in painting from Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University of Baroda.

At the onset of her career one should see that Nikita was very much influenced by the British painter Kenkiff for his fantastic imagery, his brilliant colours and his wonderful sense of space, but since then she has found an idiom that is very much of her own. Coming from a religious family and visiting Nathdwara (a pilgrim centre where Krishna is worshipped in the form of Shrinathji) often, she got influenced by Picchvai paintings, medieval manuscripts, pat paintings, shekhawati murals and the other traditional art. Parikh paints her unfaded memories of her visit to Nathdwara and links up her work with her current background.

The metaphorical usage of serene colours, the flying bold flat coloured cows, the stratches, the floral repetitive motifs painted with fresh bright colours and block prints as a back drop stitched together with excellent skills, represent the artist’s inner vision. The play of the colours and the bold strokes of charcoal with superimposed object over it creates a kind of an atmosphere by itself.

Nikita has exhibited a number of her works in several solo shows and group shows in the country ever since 1996. She has also participated in the 9th International Biennial Print & Drawing, Taipei, Taiwan. She is the recipient of Gujarat State Lalit Kala Academi Award, All India Fine Arts & Crafts Society State as well as National Award, Navdeeep Prathisthan Award.